This web log is aimed at people who have an interest in fossil pterosaurs. Its purpose is to develop themes associated with The Pterosaur Database website in a structured and informative way.

Monday, 20 April 2015

Web server issues

The Pterosaur Database has experienced a server file loss on the morning of the 19th April 2015. The cause was an internal problem. About half of the files have been restored and the site is working in part. It is hoped that all function will be restored in the next two days. Alas, there is no backup server for this "free to use" site.

2 days on: The server content has been restored to last months state, with recent files being updated manually. I hope I have restored all of the files that were absent, but there may be issues with some missed updates. It is unlikely that this technical failure will be repeated. I took the option of a server side recovery as a total reload would have used up vast amounts of upload time (15 minutes as opposed to 26 hours). All seems well so far.